An 8- to 10‑foot Burmese python was filmed on the Atlanta Beltline and briefly handled on the trail, prompting warnings from the Georgia DNR.

Crews have finished key infrastructure and framed multiple softball fields at Buda Sportsplex, moving the city's tournament‑ready plan closer to reality.

San Diego has fenced off the Mission Beach lifeguard tower near Belmont Park while crews build a temporary station and make repairs. Boardwalk detours are in place and the city is lining up funding.

Work has begun on Harold Simmons Park’s Play Cove; six two‑story towers are being fabricated overseas and will be shipped to Dallas as phase one takes shape.

The Presidio Trust has closed parts of the Park Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail to dog walkers through October to protect coyote pups. A free community meeting is set for April 12.

BLM will begin an April 1 gather to remove about 500 burros around Beatty, sparking protests and renewed scrutiny of the agency's holding and adoption practices.

Backers told a State House hearing the Nature for All plan would redirect sporting‑goods tax revenue into an estimated $100M annual conservation fund.

Wisconsin’s flagship stewardship fund may lapse in June as lawmakers stall reauthorization, threatening land buys and local grants across the state.

Christina Owen will lead Seattle Botanic Gardens as its first CEO after the Arboretum Foundation and UW Botanic Gardens merged in January. Owen has led UWBG since 2021.

Crews excavated a stretch of the National Mall near the Smithsonian to repair a sinkhole; the National Park Service says repairs should wrap up by the end of April.

Eaton Rapids rehabbers say multiple bald eagles arrived with lethal lead levels; conservationists and state biologists point to lead ammo and tackle.

The Detroit Zoo's seven‑acre Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails opens May 23, 2026, with hands‑on animal encounters, a canopy walk and sensory‑friendly spaces.

Foley Square’s small Thomas Paine Park is cracking and cluttered: locals and inspection records say the plaza has broken pavement, faulty lights and overflowing trash. The city says it’s aware and is seeking solutions.